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Demography

Total number of rats 49,776 rats
 ⨽ females  ⨽ 25,527 females (51.28 %)
 ⨽ males  ⨽ 24,249 males (48.72 %)
Rats considered as deceased 46,470 rats (93.4 % of all rats)
 ⨽ declared with known date  ⨽ 22,198 rats (47.8 % of deceased rats)
 ⨽ presumably dead  ⨽ 24,272 rats (52.2 % of deceased rats)
Lifespan
 ⨽ average  ⨽ 22.2 months (♀: 22.6 months – ♂: 21.8 months)
 ⨽ average, infant mortality excluded  ⨽ 22.7 months (♀: 23.1 months – ♂: 22.3 months)
 ⨽ average, accidents also excluded  ⨽ 23.5 months (♀: 23.8 months – ♂: 23.1 months)
 ⨽ maximum  ⨽ 4 years, 3 months, 28 days (DS. Cerberus)

Breeding

Total number of ratteries 688 ratteries
 ⨽ active in the last 2 years  ⨽ 37 ratteries (5.38 %)
Average rattery lifetime 916 days (2.5 years)
Average rattery productivity 8.5 litters (45.2 rats)
 ⨽ as birth place  ⨽ 6.7 internal litters
 ⨽ as other contributor  ⨽ 1.7 external litters
Average mother age 233 days (7.6 months)
Average father age 440 days (14.4 months)
Average litter size 6.6 pups (debiased estimation: 10.3 pups)
Average sex ratio 0.987 (about 101 females for 100 males)

Mortality

Median death age 23 months (50 % of rats die before this age, 50 % after)
Death peak 24 months (death occurs more often at this age than any other)
Interquartile interval 16-27 months (50 % of rats die in this age interval)
Leading death category “Other” (25 % of declared deaths)
Leading death cause “*Old age, natural death (from 24 month old minimum)” (23 % of declared deaths)

Death categories

Number of recorded deaths 22,198 rats (48 % of rats considered as dead)
By decreasing frequency * please note that tumours without recorded localization appear as « Autres »
24.54 %
Other
22.58 %
Old age, natural death (from 24 month old minimum)
16.96 %
Unknown cause
12.59 %
Respiratory
7.85 %
Accidents, traumas, poisonings
7.13 %
Neurological (brain, spinal cords, nerves)
2.25 %
Infant mortality (up to 6 week old)
1.49 %
Reproductive system
1.48 %
Eye, ear, mouth, face
1.18 %
Cardiovascular
0.95 %
Digestive
0.73 %
Urinary system (kidney, bladder)
0.26 %
Skin
0.05 %
Muscles and skeleton

Most frequent death causes

Number of deaths with recorded cause 22,198 rats (48 % of rats considered as dead)
By decreasing frequency * for rats recorded as dead without precise cause, death category is used instead
22.58 %
*Old age, natural death (from 24 month old minimum)
16.92 %
Undetermined cause (known date)
14.26 %
Undetermined tumor (affected organ unknown)
7.55 %
*Respiratory
4.69 %
Domestic accident (crush, door...)
4.53 %
Undetermined infection or abscess
4.44 %
Bronchitis, pneumonia
4.14 %
Stroke
3.13 %
*Other
2.17 %
Virus, epidemic outbreak, immune deficiency (SDA, Sendai, Tyzzer...)
1.91 %
*Neurological (brain, spinal cords, nerves)
1.52 %
Veterinary accident (anesthesia during a minor operation, medical error, etc.)
1.14 %
Fights, injuries, serious bites, subsequent hemorrhage (excluding abnormal hemorrhage)
1.08 %
*Infant mortality (up to 6 week old)
0.93 %
Heart failure, valvular disease
0.77 %
Stillborn
0.65 %
Pituitary tumor
0.6 %
Mammary tumor
0.55 %
Otitis, ear abscess
0.47 %
Complications of gestation or parturition
0.44 %
Renal failure
0.28 %
Facial tumor (excluding Zymbal tumor)
0.27 %
Intestinal obstruction (excluding megacolon)
0.27 %
Lung tumor
0.27 %
Zymbal gland tumor
0.23 %
Digestive tumor (stomach, liver, pancreas, intestines...)
0.22 %
Lack of milk
0.2 %
Epilepsy
0.18 %
Pulmonary edema
0.17 %
Food poisoning
0.17 %
Hereditary megacolon
0.17 %
Uterus infection (metritis, pyometra)
0.15 %
Generalized cancer, leukemia, lymphoma
0.14 %
Other respiratory trouble
0.14 %
Brain tumor
0.14 %
Liver failure
0.11 %
Tooth abscess
0.11 %
Heart attack, infarct, pulmonary embolism
0.11 %
Malformation, hydrocephalus
0.11 %
*Urinary system (kidney, bladder)
0.1 %
Uterine tumor
0.1 %
Heatstroke
0.1 %
Other tumor (salivary, spleen, adrenal, thyroid...)
0.09 %
Suffocation, choking
0.09 %
Dental malocclusion
0.09 %
Falls, fractures, head or spinal cord trauma (excluding fights)
0.09 %
*Skin
0.08 %
Pododermatitis
0.08 %
Facial abscess (excluding teeth and Zymbal gland)
0.07 %
Other heart or vascular problem
0.07 %
Other infant mortality cause
0.06 %
Vaginal prolapse (excluding tumors and postpartum)
0.06 %
Kidney tumor
0.05 %
Other digestive trouble
0.05 %
Sepsis
0.05 %
Hemorrhage (exaggerated relative to the context, coagulation disorder, hemophilia)
0.05 %
Urinary or kidney infection
0.04 %
Skin tumor, skin cancer
0.04 %
Other neurological trouble
0.04 %
Diabetes
0.04 %
Other known cause fitting no other category
0.04 %
Allergy, anaphylactic shock
0.04 %
*Unknown cause
0.04 %
Subcutaneous abscess
0.04 %
Other reproductive system disorder
0.04 %
*Eye, ear, mouth, face
0.03 %
Other head or neck related trouble
0.03 %
Progressive spinal cord damage, degenerative paralysis
0.03 %
Bladder tumor
0.03 %
Euthanasia without medical cause
0.03 %
Digestive hemorrhage
0.02 %
Malnutrition
0.02 %
Other urinary disorder
0.02 %
Other accident or trauma
0.02 %
Digestive abscess
0.02 %
Bone tumor
0.02 %
*Accidents, traumas, poisonings
0.02 %
Brain infection, encephalitis, meningitis
0.02 %
Urethral obstruction, urinary retention, stones
0.02 %
Retro-orbital abscess
0.02 %
*Cardiovascular
0.01 %
Vaginal tumor
0.01 %
Ovarian tumor
0.01 %
Muscle tumor
0.01 %
Other musculoskeletal trouble
0.01 %
Extensive skin infection (pyoderma, bedsores, etc.)
0.01 %
Gastroenteritis, diarrhea
0.01 %
Poisoning (household products, poisons, stolen medicines, etc.)
0.01 %
Glaucoma
0.01 %
Testicular tumor
0.01 %
*Reproductive system
0.01 %
*Digestive
0 %
Retro-orbital tumor
0 %
Preputial gland tumor
0 %
Parasites
0 %
Joint or bone infection, septic arthritis

Most frequent tumours

Number of tumour-related deaths 3,833 rats (17.27 % of rats with known death cause)
By decreasing frequency * please note that tumour localization could not be recorded before 2023
82.57 %
Undetermined tumor (affected organ unknown)
3.78 %
Pituitary tumor
3.47 %
Mammary tumor
1.64 %
Facial tumor (excluding Zymbal tumor)
1.57 %
Lung tumor
1.54 %
Zymbal gland tumor
1.33 %
Digestive tumor (stomach, liver, pancreas, intestines...)
0.86 %
Generalized cancer, leukemia, lymphoma
0.81 %
Brain tumor
0.6 %
Uterine tumor
0.57 %
Other tumor (salivary, spleen, adrenal, thyroid...)
0.37 %
Kidney tumor
0.23 %
Skin tumor, skin cancer
0.18 %
Bladder tumor
0.13 %
Bone tumor
0.08 %
Vaginal tumor
0.08 %
Ovarian tumor
0.08 %
Muscle tumor
0.05 %
Testicular tumor
0.03 %
Retro-orbital tumor
0.03 %
Preputial gland tumor
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